News: Mega Trial Deck 01: Rise to Royalty to Bring DAIGO Special Set to English Format

Images have surfaced of a new trial deck for the English format, VGE-MT01: Rise to Royalty. Marketed as a "Mega Trial Deck," this will be an English print of Japan's DAIGO Special Set released earlier in the year, redesigned for the American market due to musical artist Daigo's lack of popularity overseas. MT01 appears to be the Extra Trial Deck Bushiroad mentioned in one of their press releases, as in addition to the 50 Royal Paladin cards it contains it will also come with special deck box based on Starting Legend Ambrosius, as well as a Sanctuary Guard Dragon storage box and card sleeves based on Dignified Silver Dragon.

Rise to Royalty is currently slated for a November 2013 release, making it unusable during the known dates set for Worlds 2013. The set's main upgrades to the Royal Paladins are Sanctuary Guard Dragon, a retooled version of the King of Knights Alfred designed around limit break and an 11000 power body, and the Jewel Knights that the deck brings in to help expand on the new Royal Paladins that will be introduced by BT10: Triumphant Return of the King of Knights. Its storyline is based around the ancient history and legends of the Royal Paladin clan, and the founders of the United Sanctuary.

News: DAIGO Special Set, Fighter's Collection 2013 to Include Asura Kaiser Alternate Artwork

Recently a new release was unveiled, VG-DG01: DAIGO Special Set. The "set" is being produced in connection to Cardfight!! Vanguard Link Joker's fifteenth episode, to air on April 21st, which will feature the return of celebrity musician DAIGO and his character to the franchise. The Special Set will consist of a preconstructed 50-card deck containing seventeen types of card, seven of them exclusive to the Set, with three foil cards enclosed along with a rulebook and playmat, so that it will be playable right out of the box. Slated for June 1st release, the cover card is currently speculated to be a successor to DAIGO's White Dragon Knight, Pendragon, the first Royal Paladin limit break unit from EB03: Cavalry of Black Steel.

Meanwhile, preview images for VG-CF01: Fighter's Collection 2013, a special booster set containing only RRR-rarity cards, have revealed that the set will include the long-awaited Studio TMS alternate artwork for Asura Kaiser. Having first been used as a placeholder artwork for Kaiser in the Cardfight!! Vanguard TV anime, prior to the completion of Tenjin Hidetaka's card art, this is the original incarnation that viewers were first familiarized with at the franchise's 2011 debut. The set will contain a total of 35 cards, 29 reprints from previous booster and extra booster sets, and 7 cards unique to VG-FC01.